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Viewpoint matters: Prototypical vs. non-prototypical co-speech gestures in the VP domain

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The present paper extends Ebert et al.’s (2020) theory of the semantic contribution of co-speech gestures to the VP domain by investigating differences between prototypical and non-prototypical iconic co-speech gestures. Drawing from Ebert et al. (2022) and Ebert and Hinterwimmer (2022), we propose a formalism where a prototypical gesture denotes an event type which is not interpreted iconically, whereas non-prototypical gestures depend on a viewpoint variable and are interpreted iconically. Moreover, Ebert et al.’s (2020) similarity predicate SIM is spelled out for the verbal domain. We argue that viewpoint is, in the verbal domain, one factor the similarity predicate can depend on.

Source: Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung

DOI: 10.18148/sub/2024.v29.1300

Authors: Walter, Sebastian, Ebert, Cornelia, Hinterwimmer, Stefan

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7082629953

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